And what I was feeling was the wonder Of being more than me, of being more Than mere here and now allowed I had become a shining star, a burning nova Exploded with love Flying through an endlessly Expanding universe Away from the me that was Toward a me that is beyond Understanding.
Walter Dean MyersThey take away your shoelaces and your belt so you canโt kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live is part of the punishment.
Walter Dean MyersWhen we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this dehumanizes the soldiers and makes it easier for society to commit them to combat.
Walter Dean MyersDrew, your enemies can mess your life up,' he said. 'Or they can make it easy for you to do it to yourself.' โFletch
Walter Dean MyersOne of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.
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